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Hy-Vee said the store has been cleaned and new water heaters are being installed. They hope to announce the reopening date and time soon.

Shoppers said they left their carts in the aisles Tuesday and evacuated when alarms went off inside the store.

Store employees and some customers gathered across the street from the store to watch as fire crews worked.

Crews from Windsor Heights, Waukee, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive and West Des Moines were called to assist.

Windsor Heights Fire Chief Chris Cross said that when firefighters arrived they could see flames and smoke on the roof. He said the sprinkler system suppressed the flames.

"Thank goodness the building had a sprinkler system. About three heads activated and kept the fire in check and contained until we could get a line stretched up into the mezzanine area near a mechanical room to extinguish it," said Cross.

No one was hurt in the incident.

"One of the water heaters malfunctioned, which caused the fire. They're not exactly sure what the malfunction was," said Chris Friesleben, a Hy-Vee spokesman.